A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded are justice and fear. After the injuries we have done them, they cannot love us.

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.

A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity